Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe announced at TechCrunch Disrupt 2026 that Doug Field, formerly Ford's EV chief and a veteran of Tesla, Apple and Segway, has joined Mind Robotics as president. Field will oversee product, engineering and operations at the industrial AI and robotics startup, which Rivian founded a year ago and has raised over $1 billion for from investors including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, and Volkswagen and Salesforce's venture arms.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-13
Mind Robotics, the industrial AI and robotics venture spun out of Rivian last year, has hired former Ford and Apple EV executive Doug Field as president. Field will oversee product, engineering and operations day-to-day, while Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe remains involved with the company. The startup has raised over $1 billion from investors including Accel, Andreessen Horowitz, Kleiner Perkins, and venture arms of Volkswagen and Salesforce.
techcrunch.com
· 2026-10-13
Mind Robotics, the secretive robotics spinoff founded by Rivian CEO RJ Scaringe in 2025, has named Doug Field as its president. Field previously led Apple's Project Titan car effort, served as Tesla's chief vehicle engineer during Model 3 development, and most recently ran Ford's electric vehicle and software division until earlier this year. Mind Robotics has raised over $1 billion and says it is building robots intended for use in Rivian's factories and other applications.
theverge.com
· 2026-10-13
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